Dealers Choice

Dealers Choice is an earth dam located in McCone County, Montana, built in 1944. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Dealers Choice

The primary purpose of Dealers Choice is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The dam maintains a small impoundment used for fire suppression, livestock watering, or as a fish pond. The dam is owned by T & S Stock Co (private). It impounds the Tr-west Fork Sand Creek near Wolf Point.

The dam stands 20 feet tall and stretches 2,040 feet across, has a maximum storage capacity of 109 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 6 square miles. Completed in 1944, the structure is well-established, with more than 75 years of service.

This dam has a low hazard potential classification, meaning that failure would cause minimal damage, limited primarily to the dam owner's property, with no expected loss of life.

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Low Hazard ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateMontana
CountyMcCone
Nearest CityWolf Point
River/StreamTr-west Fork Sand Creek
Coordinates47.89380, -105.70100

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height20 ft
Dam Height20 ft
Dam Length2,040 ft
Year Completed1944 (82 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage109 acre-ft
Max Storage109 acre-ft
Normal Storage17 acre-ft
Drainage Area6 sq mi
Max Discharge1,000 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerT & S STOCK CO
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMT03168
Federal IDMT03168
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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